Dave & Busters will begin letting you GAMBLE on arcade games against your friends

Dave & Buster's' loyalty members will have the chance to win some money at all of the adult arcade's locations nationwide.

Customers like TikTok user @ericsboutique.com, who love playing games and recording videos of Hot Shots basketball and Skee-Ball, will soon be able to make a $5 wager in multiple games at Dave & Buster's.

According to CNBC, the betting function, which will be on the Dave & Buster's app, is expected to launch within the next few months. 

The arcade giant will be creating this with the help of Lucra Sports - a technology provider of gamification services.

'We’re thrilled to work with Lucra to bring this exciting new gaming platform to our customers,' said Simon Murray, Senior Vice President of Entertainment and Attractions at Dave and Buster’s, to Business Wire. 

'This new partnership gives our loyalty members real-time, unrivaled gaming experiences, and reinforces our commitment to continuing to elevate our customer experience through innovative, cutting-edge technology.' 

Dave & Buster's will launch a new feature on their app that will allow its loyalty members to gamble on their arcade games

Two of the popular arcade games that loyalty members will be able to bet on include Hot Shots basketball and Skee-Ball

Dave and Buster's was founded by David 'Dave' Corriveau and James 'Buster' Corley and the pair opened their first location in December 1982.

According to the business' website, Corriveau's name was first because he won a coin toss.

The company has since become an arcade empire and currently has more than 200 locations in North America.

CNBC confirmed that Dave & Buster's has more than 5 million loyalty members and their locations attract around 30 million visitors every year. 

All of Dave & Buster's locations in the US, Canada and Puerto Rico offer their guests a variety of unique games and prizes.

The arcades also include restaurants that have a full menu of entrees and appetizers along with a selection of alcoholic and non-alcoholic drinks.

The Dave & Buster's business boom has continued to increase, and the company's stock had even gone up more than 50 percent over the past year.

The new addition of gambling in games could help draw in more fan engagement while the arcade company and its loyalty members make a little extra money.

Dave & Buster's was founded by David 'Dave' Corriveau and James 'Buster' Corley and the two of them opened their first location in 1982

Dave & Buster's has more than 5 million loyalty members and their locations attract around 30 million visitors every year

Dave & Buster's has yet to announce the gambling plans in full detail, but the company will reportedly be placing a limit on how many times a loyalty member can make bets.

Lucra, which is known for its online competitions, told CNBC that the average bet size has been $10. 

The company, which was founded by Dylan Robbins and Michael Madding in 2019, was created after the pair noticed an increase in sports betting.  

'We’re creating a new form of kind of a digital experience for folks inside of these ecosystems,' Madding told CNBC. 

'We’re getting them to engage in a new way and spend more time and money.'

Lucra users must be 18 years or older to participate in the website's contests that are available in 44 states.

As of now, Dave & Buster's has not confirmed if its loyalty members must meet an age requirement to gamble on their arcade games. 

X (formerly Twitter) users are divided on whether Dave & Buster's preparing to add a gambling option to its US locations is a good idea. 

Dave & Buster's has not revealed all of the details about its upcoming gambling option, but officials confirmed that there will be a betting limit for all of its participating loyalty members

One X user tweeted that the upcoming gambling option is 'a great move' that will solidify Dave & Buster's as an 'adult arcade.'

Others have been trashing the upcoming gambling feature at Dave & Buster's and compared the company to another popular arcade giant: Chuck E. Cheese.

'People like to joke that Chuck E. Cheese is nothing more than a casino for children, ' an X user tweeted.

'But leave it to Dave & Buster's, which is on the surface is nothing more than a Chuck E. Cheese for adults, to turn it into an actual casino.'